Cigarette packing machine



Dec. 12, 1933. q; D, HQRGAN 1,939,500

' CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE Filed Oct. 29, 1932 7%, a. M vm PatentedDec. 12, 1933 p 1,9;500-- I ciaaan'r'ra' {PACKING MACHINE 'Georgemnielllorg'an, Deptford London,

England I Application-October 29, 1932, Serial'No. 640,307, I

and. in. Great. Britain November-'20, 1931 8 Glaimt. (Cl. 226*):

This invention is for improvements in: 0.1 MM:

ing tocigarette packing machines, and .reiers moreparticularly toapparatus for feedirm pictures-011w card strips on such machines, and:has; for its, 5v object the provision of. improvedmeanswhereby picturesor card'smay beaimertedbetweenitwasuperimposed rows of cigarettes. I

It is found that when the cigarette picture. or card strip is placed.in: this position the packet paper packet, is considerably reinforced.

The present invention consistsof. apparatusiior, use, on a cigarettepacking machine whereby-a batch of cigarettes comprising. two or moresurows are brought together again; with? the pictmte. between them. i

' The invention will 7 be more particularly described with reference tothe accompanying drawing, in whichz- Fig. 1 shows a section of a portionof a packing machine with the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a central section of Fig. 2, butwith the parts in a slightly different position.

Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3, but to a larger scale and with theparts in a different position. Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 4, butshowing theparts after the picture has been completely covered by theupper row of cigarettes.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a pusher piece. 3 Referring to thedrawing which shows one way of carrying the invention into effect, thepacking machine, the bed 1 of which is shown, is provided with acigarette feeding apparatus of any suitable kind (not shown), and apusher 2 mounted on a conveyor 3 is arranged to convey a batch 4 ofcigarettes comprising at least two rows, from the cigarette feedingapparatus to the packing mechanism. The cigarettes are then carriedalong the bed 1 of the machine through a channel formed by guides 5 tothe packing mechanism.

Any suitable type of picture feeding apparatus is mounted on the side ofthe machine and arranged to feed a picture down between conveyor bands 6into the guide channel. Two thin plates contact, so that the distancebetween their op- .perimposedrows. of cigarettes compacted. ready forpacking and which maybe carried-along by a conveyor or thelike, isseparated and a Dietm'e-or card placed between the rows, after,whlchgthei '7 are mounted in the guide channel parallel to posite;edges is about equal to the: width of. thev guide. channel and. theedges; gradually sweep in-- wards; until they are-fairly close togetherat the centzeeof the-bed of the machine as shown in In addition tothis,- the edges are bevelled. 6C asindicated by the shading at 8 sothat they pre-* sent a comparatively sharp edge to the oncome ingcigarettes, and the pusher pieces. 2 of. the

conveyor aremadei with horizontalslots 9 at each containing thecigarettes, which :is'oftem 8; than 9 side, leaving a narrow central rib10= so that they can passby theplates 'l. The plates extend for adistance roughly equal to the length of the. picture afterthey haveapproached close to one another as. above mentioned, and the upper surfmof. the extended portions are cut away at 11 ,to form; a recessin-whicha picture 12 canlie.

'I'hepicturesare' delivered one at a time by the belt-a6 from: thefeeding apparatus on to'the recessed surfaces 11 ofthe plates? so thatthey lie paralleltd theguides in the lengthwise direc 76 tion.Aeeaehubatclr of cigarettes is carried along by the pusher piece, thesharp edges of the plates enter the space between the rounded portionsof the two outer cigarettes, and this movement con- 80 tinues towardsthe middle of the rows until the top layer of cigarettes is separatedfrom the bottom layer without injury to the cigarettes, and passes overthe picture lying in the recess. As the pusher piece passes through theplates, the picture is gathered up by the central rib 10 of the pusherpiece and carried off between the two layers of cigarettes, so that whenthe batch of cigarettes is clear of the two plates mentioned, the

cigarette picture lies between the two rows forming the batch. V

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In apparatus for inserting a flat blank between engaging rows of abatch of cigarettes, the combination with means for effecting separationof at least one row from the remainder of the batch to form the batchinto two portions, of means for introducing a blank between the portionsof the batch thus separated, and means for reassembling the separatedportions of the batch with the blank between and contacting withcigarettes in each portion.

2. In apparatus for inserting a flat blank be tween two superimposedrows of a batch of cigaseparation of at least one row from the remainderi g of the batch to arrange the cigarettes in two portions, and meansfor interposing a blank between the two portions.

3. In apparatus for inserting a fiat blank between two superimposed rowsof a batch of cigarettes, the combination with means for feeding thebatch withthe rows in engagement through.

a predetermined path, of means extendinginto the path of movement of thebatch for effecting separation of at least one row from the remainder ofthe batch to arrange the cigarettes in two portions, said meanscomprising a stationary device positioned so as to pass between the rowsof the moving batch, and means for interposing a blank blank toreassemble the batch with the blank interposed between the rows.

between the two portions.

4. In apparatus for inserting a flat blank between two superimposed rowsof a batchof ciga rettes, the combination with means for feeding thebatch with the rows in engagement through a predetermined path, of meansextending into the path of movement of the batch for effectingseparation of at least one row from the remainderof' the batch toarrange the cigarettes in two portions, said means comprising a pair ofspaced.

stationary plates positioned was to pass between the rows of the movingbatch, and means for interposing a blank between the two portions.

5. In apparatus for inserting a flat blank; be-

tween two superimposed rows of a batch of the combination with. meansfor cigarettes, feeding the batch with the rows in engagement through apredetermined path, of means extending into thepath of movement of thebatch for effecting separation of at least one row from=the sides of thebatch towards the central portion thereof, andmeans for interposing ablankbetween the two portions. 1

6. In apparatus for inserting a fiat blank between two superimposed rowsof a batch of cigarettes, the combination with means for feeding therows of the moving batch, means for depositing a blank on the plates,and means for removing the blank and the cigarettes from the platesafter one portion ofthe batch has passed over the 7. In apparatus'forinserting a flat blank between two'superimposed rows of a batch ofcigarettes,- the combination with a continuous conveyor for feeding thebatch through a predetermined path, of means extending within the saidpath for lifting at least one row of cigarettes to eifect separation ofthe batch into two portions,

means-for feeding ablank in position on said "first named means, andmeans forming part of said conveyor for withdrawing the blank with thecigarettes from said first named means.

8. In apparatus for inserting a fiat blank between two superimposed rowsof a batch of cigarettes, the combination with a continuous con- GEORGEDANIEL HQRGAN.

